Households and individual houses developing self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power with a capacity of less than 100kW are exempt from electricity licenses.
Self-produced rooftop solar power can be sold at a maximum of 20% of capacity - Photo: NGOC HIEN
The Government has just issued Decree No. 135 stipulating mechanisms and policies to encourage the development of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power in Vietnam.
The notable contents of the decree are policies to encourage the development of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power.
9 cases to encourage solar power development
1. Organizations and individuals installing self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power are exempted from electricity operation licenses and have no limit on installed capacity in the following cases:
a) Not connected to the national power grid.
b) Install anti-backflow equipment system into the national power system.
c) Households and individual houses develop self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power with a capacity of less than 100kW.
2. Organizations and individuals installing self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power with an installed capacity of 1,000kW or more and selling surplus electricity to the national power system, must carry out procedures on power planning and request a power operation license in accordance with the provisions of law.
3. Self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power enjoys preferential tax policies according to current tax laws.
4. Self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power has simplified administrative procedures according to current specialized legal regulations.
5. Construction works with self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power installations do not have to make adjustments or supplement energy land and functions according to the provisions of law.
6. Self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power of households, individual houses; offices and constructions identified as public assets are identified as technological equipment attached to construction works.
7. Self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power connected to the national power system within the capacity scale according to the planning and implementation plan, and self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power connected to the national power system of households and individual houses with a capacity of less than 100kW, if not fully used, can be sold to the national power system, but not exceeding 20% of the actual installed capacity as follows:
a) Vietnam Electricity Group shall pay organizations and individuals for the excess electricity output generated to the national power system, but not exceeding 20% of the actual installed capacity.
b) The price for buying and selling surplus electricity to the national power system is equal to the average market electricity price in the previous year announced by the power system and electricity market operator, in order to ensure appropriate incentives in each development period of the national power system.
c) Self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power installed on the roof of a construction site that is an office or a construction site identified as a public asset that does not purchase or sell surplus electricity.
8. Households and individual houses that develop rooftop solar power for self-production and self-consumption are exempted from or do not have to adjust their business licenses.
9. Encourage organizations and individuals to decide to install a battery storage system (BESS) to ensure safe and stable operation of the power system.
According to the decree, organizations and individuals who are selling electricity to power units at solar power projects and systems installed and operated before January 1, 2021 are not allowed to register to install additional self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power at the same electricity usage location.
As for organizations and individuals who have installed rooftop solar power since January 1, 2021, and want to sell surplus electricity to the national grid, they must also comply with the provisions of this decree.
We invite you to read the full text of Decree No. 135 regulating the mechanism and policies to encourage the development of self-produced and self-consumed rooftop solar power HERE.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ai-duoc-mien-giay-phep-dien-luc-va-khong-gioi-han-cong-suat-lap-dien-mat-troi-mai-nha-20241028150227117.htm
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